This thesis address an adaptive stabilizing controller for inverted pendulum on arncart based on feedback linearization coupled with an adaptive fuzzy logic basedrnswing up controller. First feedback linearizing control signal is derived by decomposingrnthe system into cart subsystem and pendulum...
Induction motor (IM) is the most rigid, and relatively less expensive machine but much difficultrnto control. The advent of field-oriented control (FOC) makes IM useful in variable speed drivernapplications. The concept of FOC is to separate the torque and flux producing current and thenrncontrol...
The water level of boiler drum is one of the crucial control parameters for any processrnindustries, which reflects the control of mainly boiler load and feed water indirectly. Thernincreasing demand for rapid changes in industries leads to more uncompromisingrnrequirements on the control systems...
Linear induction motors (LIM) are special developments of conventional induction motors.rnconceptual construction principle of a motor is, made by cut out and laid flat rotational inductionrnmotors (RIM). The motor is used for a variety of demanding applications, including high speedrnground...
Now a days, many researchers are focusing on renewable energy sources due to the fact thatrnthe cost of fuel is growing up in day to day activity and to decrease or limit environmentalrneffects.Wind energy is one of the fastest growing up energy source due to its cost effectivenessrnand...
Voltage stability is a major concern while planning and operating an electrical powerrnsystem. As electrical power demand increases, power system networks should be used inrnmaximum of their capacity to meet the demand growth. In such case Flexible ACrnTransmission System (FACTS) can be used so...
The construction industry in Ethiopia is faced with a lot of challenges ranging from projectrninception to hand over one of the main challenge in the execution of construction projects isrnconstruction method of delivery and an ever increasing project undertakings of labor-onlyrncontract and...
The injuries and fatalities of pedestrians increases time to time in Ethiopia. This is due to eitherrnhuman, environmental, or engineering factors. The interaction between drivers and pedestrians hasrna great role to minimize accidents. However, the illegal crossing and movement of pedestrians...
The research deals with the assessment of risk management practice in selected Addis Ababarn10/90 and 20/80 condominium projects. The objectives of the research was to identify riskrnmanagement practice in Addis Ababa condominium projects, to identify the key risks causingrncost overrun, time...
Concrete is the widely used construction material made up of different constituents whichrnlater determine the property of final products. Since about 75% of the concrete matrix isrnmade up of aggregate particles, the properties and strength of concrete is mainly affected byrnthe nature and...
t can be easily noticed how there are numerous defects in almost all of the concrete buildings inrnEthiopia. Anyone who works in the construction industry would have witnessed poor quality of workrnin several projects. If such a person has an engineering and construction management background,rnthe...
Disposal of sewage sludge is becoming a serious environmental problem. Thernincineration process is able to reduce the volume of sewage sludge. It is not a properrnsolution, so the sewage sludge ash generated after the incineration process, and itrnmust be disposed to landfill. The general...
Fossil fuel based plastic raw materials are not renewable which in questioned their sustainabilityrnas well as the plastic products of these raw material is sources of an overwhelmingrnenvironmental problem due recalcitrant to degradation. Hence, there is an urgent need towardrnbio-based plastics...
The utilization of agro-industrial wastes for the extraction of natural antioxidants such as Ferulicrnacid is currently getting a growing interest by the researchers around the world. This researchrnstudy, therefore, aims at optimizing and characterizing the Ferulic acid extracted from...
The main purpose of this work was to study assessment of photo-Fenton process (Fern/H2O2/UV)rnfor the removal of pesticide from wastewater. Synthetic wastewater from...
In this study, a small scale laboratory bioplastic was synthesized and investigated using bananarnpeel as raw material. The effect of HCL concentrations, concentrations Glycerol, dryingrntemperature and residence time for hydrolysis were analyzed. Design of experiment for responsernsurface...
In this study, manufacture of ceramic membranes modified by nanomaterials (Tio2) and CTAC wasrndone. Materials were synthesized by the application of the sol-gel method with respective amountsrnmeasured in the molar ratio of Ti: Ethanol: HCL: H2O as 1:15:0.3:5. The coating of Tio2 was done byrntwo...
Bioethanol is a clear, colorless and mobile flammable liquid chemical compound with acceptablernodour, and produced from biomass feed stocks through fermentation. The objective of this studyrnwas production of bioethanol from Barley spent grain by using cellulase enzyme hydrolysis.rnDecreasing of...
Various edge detection techniques for color images that have been proposed in the last tworndecades showed that color images contain 10% additional edge information as compared to theirrngray scale counterparts. For color image edge detection, the traditional methods used for...
Injera is a fermented, sour bread consumed as a staple food in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The breadrncan be prepared from various cereals but tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is the mostrnpreferred ingredient. A deep study on its inherent characteristics related to processing of injerarnis needed...